Spirit Stone

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Grades and Value

• Stones crumble into powder when their spiritual energy is exhausted 34 108 210.
• Greater value does not guarantee indefinite operation: the forty middle-grade stones powering the Giant Spirit Race gateway are depleted shortly after Xu Yan returns through it 108.

Uses

Currency and Payment

• Trading: Shops price artifacts, pills, herbs, and refining materials in spirit stones. San Zui Daoist refuses Xu Yan’s proposed artifact exchange and tells him to sell the artifact for stones first 14 44.
• Institutional fees: The Rogue Cultivator Alliance charges stones for market stalls, mission posting or acceptance, and alchemy-chamber use 41 42.
• Information and guides: Xu Yan pays a stallholder for a lead on Space Stone and hires Qi Quan to guide him through the Ancient Market 43 150 151.
• Mission rewards and wagers: Gu Xiao’s alchemy mission offers 100 low-grade stones alongside a Space Stone; Xu Yan and Elder Wu also stake 100 low-grade stones each on the result 45 46.

Cultivation and Recovery

• Xu Yan absorbs spirit stones to assist his conversion to the Taiyi Five Elements Art, exhausting his supply before completing the process 53.
• After refining Yang-Nourishing Pills, he restores his magic power with low-grade stones before taking the pills, avoiding waste of their medicinal potency 99.
• In the spiritually barren outskirts of the Netherworld Domain, restoring his magic power to its peak costs nearly 1,000 low-grade stones 209.
• Following his sword-intent breakthrough, several hundred low-grade stones crumble during roughly an hour of recovery 210.

Formation Power

Ancient remnant formations are especially costly: sustaining protection comparable to an ordinary third-tier formation may require dozens or hundreds of low-grade stones rather than approximately ten 155.

Interaction with the Mysterious Green Pearl

• Xu Yan tests the pearl with a low-grade spirit stone. The pearl drains all its spiritual energy, leaving powder behind 34.
• His divine sense perceives the absorption clearly, suggesting that he may be able to control the process. The stone is consumed too quickly for him to test that possibility 34.

Documented Prices and Fees

All amounts below are in low-grade spirit stones. These are prices from specific transactions or listings, not universal rates.

Role in Xu Yan’s Finances

Economic Limits and Risks

• Barter remains possible: When short of stones, Xu Yan buys refining materials with Qi Gathering Pills instead 43.
• Money does not ensure supply: Some pills are difficult for rogue cultivators to obtain even when they can pay. Vitality-restoring treasures rarely circulate unless their owners urgently need stones 43 156.
• Access restrictions matter: The Fire Prosperity Kingdom’s Immortal Alliance keeps certain precious treasures within member sects; outsiders often rely on expensive black-market purchases 149 154.
• Immediate usefulness is situational: In the Great Yan Ancient Mine, Xu Yan regards stones as possessions that cannot improve his strength during the expedition 183.
• Scarcity increases their importance: In the Netherworld Domain, stones may be necessary merely to prevent cultivation from declining. Xu Yan also avoids unrestricted flying because it advertises that he can afford the energy expenditure, potentially attracting predators 209 216.